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Russia Vetoes Ban on Nuclear Weapons in Space at U.N. Security Council
Russia on Wednesday used its veto power at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to block a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan to ban nuclear weapons in outer space.
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Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space
Russia Vetoes US-Authored UN Resolution Banning Nuclear Weapons In Space Russia has just vetoed a very rare and interesting resolution set before the United Nations Security Council focused on banning nuclear weapons in space: The treaty bars signatories, including the U.S. and Russia, from placing "in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction" or anywhere else in outer space. On Wednesday Russia registered the...
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US Hints Russia 'Hiding Something' After Nuclear Space Weapons Ban Blocked
The U.S. has accused Russia of "hiding something" after Moscow vetoed a United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolution banning nuclear weapons in space.Russia blocked the council from adopting the resolution on Wednesday, months after the U.S. raised concerns that Russia may be developing a nuclear weapon designed to attack satellites in space. Russia has denied that such a weapon is in development.The resolution, which was drafted by the U.S. and Japan, reaffirmed the 1967 Outer Space Treaty...